Daily Republican., 1887-08-08
NEWS Wsfm ,nY.

NEWS MMh fNY.
Killed At q Launcn-Expioslon Of a Reg
of Powder "A Tank Of OIL Fired by
FIseh Of Lighrsing.
The steamer William n. Wolf was
| 10 unched at the yard of Wolf b. David
son, in Milwaukee, on Saturday after.
noon. As she went of the ways the
winter displaced by her hull rcss like .
tidal wave and swept away the sup.
ports of tho coal shed, upon wh!ch were
number Of people. About forty feet
OF the shed went down, carrying the
people With it. Edward Seer, age1 16
years; Charles Walw1g, aged 22'years.
and Thomas Derrister, aged 20 years,
and . number Of persons were injured,
several seriously.
| A number OF men and boys were dis
charging fireworks In the public square
In Fort Worth, Texas, on Saturday
night, In houor Of the victory won by
the Anti. .Peohibitionists, when roclrst
struck keg Of powder aud caused an
explosion. james Loxenby, II years
OLD, and Wave Hatchell, years old,
were 90 badly burned that they died
yesterday. Gastavus Hatchell is so
badly hurt that DO hopes are entertain
ed OF his recovery, aud two other boys
wero terribly burned.
A heavy storm passed over franklin,
Pepns., on Friday night, inundating
the western part Of tho city. A 1900
barrel tank OF oil, belonging to the
Eclipse OIL Company, was fired by .
fash Of lightning, causing loss Of
|. $40, 600. Hugh Porter, fireman, was
fatally injured by being accidentally
hit on the head by hose wrench.
James Garfield and John King we're
fatally burned, and several others were
: seriously injured
The Coroner at Eolt0D, Missouri, held
= an Inquest on Saturday In the case OF
: Herson Smith, who WAS assassi nated
|, four miles south of the town on Friday.
! Smiths son, Mentor, 10 years old, WAS
put on the witpess stand, and admitted
= that he shot and killed his father, be-
i cause he was whipped for sta > ing away
!. from home on tho night OF July 4th.
Yesterday afternoon . meeting wat
!, held on board the Electra, of the New
York Yacht Squadron vt Vineyard
Haven, to determine the dates for the
som petittve racer, which will decide
a the com pesitor OF tho Thistle in the
. international race The dates assigned
. are September Is, 16 and II; the place
/. New York HarbOr.
y The iron bridge on the Pennsylvania
q Railroad ac.oss ConeetoRa creek wa
e yesterday moved to temporary timbe
supports As feet distant, TO permit tn
erection OF q new stone bridge on tn
old site. The removal was made In i
X minutes, and In an heuz and 20 min ute
q traffic WAS resumed.
B. Levi Dell, OF Chicago. said to be i'm
, plioated with DR.. 81. John in the go
1t cape of McGarisle, was arrested O.
N Saturday and placed under bail. II
- said four men were concerned In plar
al ming and aiding the escape, and tho
the two besides st. john and Dell wi
70 will be arrested In few days.
y The Department OF Fisheries, at q
1e taVa, has received advlces that thre
10 Canadian vesssis-the Oracle, Delphi
and W. p. Sayward--have been seize
u In the Behring Sea by United STATE
K cruisers and taken 10 Sitka. No fu
a. thsr particulars have been rAoeived.
3. The Seventh Day Adysntists are holl
n ipEitneir annual camp meeting In u
suburbs OF Harrisonburg, West vi
49, ginia. Ministers Of that fAith fro
X, almSbb ivory Ob0to III suO Ohioh .
d present, and 1t is said that many CO
TX. verts have been madas
2; Additional reports regarding the C
8, clone 81 Millbrook, Mansas, say tn
60, four people were killed, Instead of OF
az at first reported IN addition to &
as destruction of Millbrook, the towns
In Hill City and Plainville also suffer
ne seriously.
ne The ran of the feet Of the New Yo
70. Yacht Club to Vineyard Haven to'
r. place on Saturday. The May flower "
air the q rst to arrive, and WAS followed
led the others in the o-ass named: Sachel
ct Titanis, Puritan and Volunteer.
ng Six new cases of fever have been
LED ported at Key West by the Board
'ell Health, and one death. The reco
,ot' stands: Total cases to date, 221; to-
W. deaths, As; total cured, 43; still sick,
ler, !, no While William yick,.20 years o
i'' WAS running saw in Burkets mi
near Altoona, Penua., on Friday.
saw caught his suspepders and dr.
him into its teeth cnttlng him In twa
'ur. There WAS white frost In the vioi
: Is ty of Wellsville. New York, yestsrc
the morning, and the therometer register
M about 40 degrees above zero.
.ni. o The election returns received
''N' Texas up to Saturday night make
,,, total majority thus far against the p
w hibition amendment 7o,0O0.
,rk. Amos Reed, as one time acting. @
unt ernoInor of Utah. died suddenly y
,use terday at his home, near Branchvi
uall Maryland, eyed 81 years. -